The Sun. — London, England, 1836-08-08 00:00:00

REACTION IN UPPER CANADA. = CONFESSION of the HIGHWAYMEN CONVICTED at the SHREWSBURY ASSIZES. (From the Manchester Guardian.) Between seven and eight o'clock the same even ing the Judge's order arrived at the Castle, containing a re prieve for Mulholland. His irons were immediately taken off, and he was removed from the condemned cell. The other four were ordered for execution on Saturday next, the lath inst., thus leaving them II clear days to prepare for that death to which their numerous crimes have hurried them. Curtis, who notwithstanding the repeated assurances he received to the contrary, bad expected that pardon would be extended to him in consideration of the confession he made in the New Bailey prison, as to numerous highway robberies in which the other prisoners and himself had been engaged, now appeared enraged to find that his fate was sealed. He walked about sullen, moody, and when spoken to, the glare of his eye bespoke the inward raging of his evil passions. The M'Donnells assured the priest that they were sorry for their crimes ; and he very pro perly observed, that the only sure ground for true peni tence was to make what reparation they could by telling ing the truth as to the several robberies in which they were said to be implicated. They expressed themselves desirous to say nothing but the truth, and then Patrick M'Donnell .stated that he and his brothers Edward and Owen, together with four others, still at large, whose names he declined to state, had stopped the Messrs. Royds on the Rochdale-road, in September last, and robbed them of a gold watch, a silver watch, appendages, some money, and other articles. Mr. Egan deemed it his duty to communicate the fact of this confession to Mr. Griffith, the Governor of the Castle, and be, considering it necessary for the ends of justice, and especially in reference to the three men convicted at Liver pool, last March assizes, of the : robbery of Messrs. Royd, and now under sentence of transportation Er life, that this confession shOuld be made in a wore formal manner and before witnesses, requested that Mr. Thomas would accom pany him to the condemned cell on the following day, in order to hear the prisoners' statement. The father or Elson, (one of the three men -now at Chatham under sentence of transportation), who, after travelling to Liverpool, Dublin, and other places, in search of evidence to establish his son's innocence, had gone to Shrewsbury in the hope that after the trial some of the highwaymen might acknowledge their guilt as to this robbery, on learning that such confession had been made, and that it was to be repeated, applied to the governor for permission to be present, which was kindly granted. Accordingly on Tuesday afternoon, about six o'clock, there assembled in the condemned cell, the Rev. • Mr. Egan, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Thomas, Sawley and Green of the Manchester police, and Elson. Several written questions were read to the prisoners, and they were admo nished by the priest that the truth alone was befitting their awful situation. The answers, which were given generally by Patrick M'Donnell, were taken down at the time. No mention is made in the statement of the other two pri soners, Curtis and Mulholland ; and it is known that at the time of the robbery of the Messrs. Royds, the 24th of September last, they were in Ireland ; but as Curtis had stated in his confession at the New Batley that he had been told of this robbery by the M‘Donnells, Mr. Thomas asked him if that was the truth. He said it was every word of it true, and that they had committed all the other rob beries then mentioned by him, and at which he had been present. As a striking proof of the extent to which the gang had carried their predatory crimes, we may just state that the highway robberies thus confessed amounted to no fewer than 25 within three years. We had nearly omitted to add, that amongst the robberies to which their confession extended was that of Dr. Taylor, the Whitworth doctor, upon the same spot as that where the Messrs. Royds were robbed. It will be borne in mind that East wood and others were apprehended on suspicion of having committed this robbery, were tried, convicted, and sen tenced to transportation, from which they were rescued only through the humane exertions of Captain Hopwood, of Hopwood, who succeeded in obtaining for them his Majesty's pardon. Thus the case of Eastwood presents the singular circumstance, unparalleled in the history of criminal jurisprudence, of the same man having been twice convicted of a capital offence, twice sentenced to transportation for life, and (we may safely add) twice pardoned, he being innocent of both the crimes laid to his charge. After the three brothers had signed the statement, and declared that it was true, they expressed themselves more easy. One of them said to the Priest, in reference to to the men convicted at Liverpool, " They are as innocent of that robbery as you are." Curtis still continued sullen, only rousing himself to whisper in .the ear of Mr. Thomas a request that he would give him a little money and ask the Governor to allow him some tobacco for it. Mr. Thomas mentioned this request to Mr. Griffith, who said it was contrary to the rule of the gaol, and he had a further objection, as the nar cotic quality of tobacco tended to stupefy and intoxi cate. Owen immediately said "We only want it to pass away time." Mr. Thomas observed, that in their situa- tion they ought to betake themselves to some more fitting employment than smoking ; they had yet serious duties to fulfil, and their time on earth would shortly pass away. Before quitting the cell, Mr. Thomas told Owen that he had been recently at Ballybriggan, and had found his cot tage shut up and his wife and children gone. Owen shed tears, and asked if Mr. Thomas could tell where they were. To this question he replied in the negative, and shortly after took leave of them, by their desire shaking hands with each of them. The original statement, after it had been carefully copied, was dispatched the same (Tuesday) even ing to the office of the Home Secretary of State, in order to be laid before Lord John Russell. 'There can be no doubt the result will be that His Majesty's gracious pardon will be obtained for the three poor fellows, Elson, Eastwood, and Kay, who, it will be remembered, were convicted on the 2d of April last, at Liverpool, of the robbery of Messrs. Royds, chiefly on the evidence of Mr. Albert Royds, who swore distinctly to the identity of all three. It is said to be in contemplation to alter the clays of running for the Derby and the Oaks at Epsom, so as to have one clear day between._ The cheapness and facility of travelling to Paris lave occasioned lately an immense number of applications for passports to France at the passport office of th . e . French em bassy. The number last week was so very great that the office was constantly crowded with applicants. The paragraph respecting the elopement of a young lady from the Zoological Gardens, in the Regent's-park, which appeared in this journal, is stated to be without foun dation. Extract of a letter from Antigua The inhabi tants of this island have need to be proud and thankful. I planted my crop in a great deal less time than I ever did be fore. I commenced on the 25th of January, and on the 25th of March I had done. Our quantity of plant canes is 71 acres. I commenced grinding on the 25th of February, and I expect to finish my crop by the first week in July. I shall make 150 hogsheads." The story of " Rattlin the Reefer" edited by the celebrated author of " Peter Simple," is likely to be one of the most successful tales of nautical life ever laid before the public. The character of its hero is based upon that of a living individual whose adventures were of a most remarkable character. His parentage, though probably traceable on both his father's and mother's side, to a high quarter, has been en deavoured to be kept in mystery, and, in his exertions to ascertain his origin, Consists much of the interest developed in his strange history. The steamer Oden, of the Royal Swedish Navy, which arrived at Deptford last week, after a nine days' pas sage from Stockholm, conveying his Excellency Count Wet terstedt to this country, left Deptford for Stockholm on Satur day morning. A DISCONSOLATE RELIEF.—On Friday last a poor man drowned himself in Tyrone river, near Nenagh. On being dragged out of the water, his wife, almost distracted, exclaimed, " Oh, what a dead lob I"—Clonmel Advertiser. The Scots 'Times says—lt is again our disagreea ble duty to notice another case (the third within a few weeks) of alleged murder committed within this city. An English man is alleged to have murdered his wife. He was appre hended. THOMAS CAMPBELL, ESQ.—A numerous and highly respectable company assembled on Friday afternoon to dinner, in the Hopetoun Rooms, Edinburgh, in honour of T. Campbell, Esq., long known as one of the most dintinguishcd poets of his or any other day. It is now between thirty and forty years since the genius of Campbell arose meteor-like to diffuse its splendour over the literary world—a splendour, however, which was not to pass suddenly away. l'rofessor Wilson was in the chair. A few days since a cormorant was shot from off the vane of the Salisbury cathedral, by a lad.—Salisbury Herald. [Cathedral cormorants must look out lest their wings be clipped, and their sinecures lopped off.] CORN LA.WS.—" At the election," said the Hon. Member for Hull, " I was asked a pointed question on the subject of this Act (the Poor Law Bill) ; and I declared that though the limitation of the relief to the poor might be a very good deed if accompanied by the removal of the Corn Laws, I thought it was a very bad one if it was to come by itself; and that my hope was, that those who had done so would have let themselves into a good thing, and would find themselves under an increased necessity t,f removing the Corn Laws afterwards. And I still stick to the expectation, that the first time the feelings of the poor become excited by one of those fluctuations in the wrong direction which must some time or other happen, they will discover the grotesque injustice that has been done them, by taking away the claire they had on the rich for support, and leaving them tied and bound from main taining themselves by the produce of their own indnstry." On Monday last, Mr. Pocock, of Bristol, passed through the town of Chippenham in a carriage drawn by two airAtitg.l, Occasionally travelling rt the rate of 25 miles per hour. In the vicinity of the town he was detained some time, in consequence of the webt, getting entangled in a tree. 04 Friday the Eagle, on her passaa 6 down the river, although all were on the alert, and at their posts, made a slight yaw, and went, stem on, into the City of Glasgow. The heads of both ships were completely demolished,—Scots Times, CHANCERY COURT.--SATURDAY. SPENCER AND ANOTHER V. THE BIRMINGHAM RAILROAD COMPANY. Mr. WIGRAM said this was an application on behalf of the Birmingham Railroad Company, in the nature of an appeal against an order made by the Vice-Chancellor. The plaintiff, Spencer, is a livery-stable keeper and hackneyman. residing, in Granby-mews, Granby-stect, Hanapstead•road ; and the other plaintiff, Mr. Ward, is the proprietor of con siderable property in that neighbourhood, and Spencer's landlord. The Railway Company had, in pursuance of the Act of the Act of Parliament, purchased all the houies in Granby -street but fur, and had excavated the line of road passing through that street to the depth of fifteen feet, leav ing a passage for horses and carriages from Granby-mews (which ran into it on the one side), through Harrington. street, into the Hampstead-road. The excavations were begun on the Ist of June, on the evening of which day the plaintiff Spencer, on returning home with one of his coaches, drove into the cut, and injured one of his horses, and ma terially damaged the coach. An application was made by Mr. Fisher, the plaintiff's solicitor, demanding reparation from the Company for the injury done to his property, a n d also that a foot-bridge should be constructed across the cut. In consequence of the application, the defendants had caused a foot-bridge, made of strong beams of wood, with rails and stauncheons, to be constructed across the part excavated ; during the construction of which ' the child of the plaintiff Spencer, who was playinc , with other children, fell from the bridge to the bottom of the cut. The defend ants promised the plaintiff Spencer that the negligence of their servants in not giving due notice of the commence ment of the work in Granby-street, and using proper prp-. cautions to preVent accidents, should be inquired into, and. if the facts turned out as he stated, lie should be remune-' rated for the damage done. While these inquiries were going on by Mr. Cubitt the contractor, and Mr. C. Fox . , the engineer, for that part of the line, Mr. Fisher wrote a kind of letter to the Company, demanding the immediate construction of a temporary carriage -way across the rail road on behalf of the plaintiff's jointly ; and stating that the plaintiff, Mr. Ward, had received complaints from Spencer that his customers were leaving him, from the diffi• culty of access to the stables, and that, if it were not re medied, he would be unable to pay his rent. In answer to tbis application, it was stated that Spencer had only de manded a foot-bridge, which had been made, and that the construction of a temporary bridge would take a longer time to build than it would take to complete that part of the railroad, and the permanent bridge across the street. On the receipt of this answer,• the plaintiffs filed a Bill against the defendants, and applied to the Vice-Chancellor for an injunction against them, restraining theM from pro.' ceeding further with the works until the construction of a temporary carriage -bridge. His Honour, in giving his judgment on the motion, accused the directors of the Com pany of tyrannical conduct. The Learned Counsel, in moving to set aside the injunction, said that the accusation of tyranny could not apply to the Company. Mr. Jaeon, for the plaintiff, defended the injunction, and contended that it should be sustained. The LORD CHANCELLOR—AS the sole object of the plaintiffs' bill was to protect the parties interested from in convenience, thought that end would be attained by sus pending the injunction for three weeks. He could not order any compensation to Spencer, but he thought the Company ought to satisfy him. ST OF MEMBER - S ELECTED AT LAST DATES, JULY 5. Conser- Destruc tives..Memb7ra. fives Toronto - W. H. Draper , Kingston ... ' C. A. Hagerman.— 1 ... Niagara ' l ''' . C. Richardson ... Grenville Wells and Nort or — Dundas Cook and Shaver — Leeds Jones and Gowan 2 Frontina c Mathewson and harks 2 Lennox andAddington—Cartwright and Detior 2 Prin ce Edward.... ...Armstrongand 13cckus 2 Hastings Manahan and Murney 2 Northu m b er l an d attan and M'Doneil ~.., P,, 2 Durham Boulton and Elliott ... 2 York, lit Riding ,J Mackintosh — 2d E. W. Thomson 1 3d Places. Dr. Morrison 4th _ ... G. Gibson . Glengarry li'Donnell&lPAlartin 2 Sinacoe Robinson and Wick ins 2 Halton Chisholm alai Shade 2 Wentworth lll‘Nab and Aikman... 2 Lincoln; I st Riding __G. Rykart 1 3d D. Thorburn — •-•-• ...G. 111‘Micking Norfolk ... Rolph and Duncombe Huron R. G. Dunlop 1 Carlton Lewis and Alulloch ... 2 ... Prescott ... Stormont --.. D. E. M'Donnell ... 1 ... 2 As the House contains but sixty members, the battle has already been fought and won. Mr. ex-Speaker Bidwell, a Clever Yankee lawyer. Peter Perry, the leader of the defunct Opposition, and Mr. William Lyon Mackenzie, the great con cocter of grievances, have all been unseated. •Mr. M'Lean, the Conservative Member for Stormont, is' likely to be putinimmination for the Speakership, which office for a series of years he discharged in a manner that reflected the greatest credit upon him, and procured him the respect of many of his political opponents. MERCATOR. ENNISCORTHY-WEDNESDAY. " Particular matters of fact are the undoubted foundations on which our civil and natural knowledge is built."—Locxx. In a late communication, I promised to make your jour nal the medium of publishing observations on the present political state of Ireland ; and I intimated that such obser vations were evt to be derived from excursions through every part, north and south, of this country, but from fre quent visits to, an( l a temporary sojourn in, the county of Wexford, the locality most notorious in Irish history. This promise I expect to be enabled to fulfil during the approach ing Parliamentary recess. In the mean time many occur rences and facts calculated to illustrate public opinion, and Which ought not to he postponed, for " a niche" in the series, loay be deserving of the immediate attention of a jour nalist ; and as The Sun Newspaper is now looked upon, not only as the leading Evening Journal in the Liberal cause, but as a most steady and powerful advocate of Reform in this part of the United Kingdom, I think it right to men tion three circumstances which at this moment occupy the attention of the people of this county. The first is connected with the ancient borough through which I am this clay passing ; and if true in every particular, as I have reason to believe it is from the respectability and good sense of my interments, the attention of Government ought to be drawn to it without delay. This is a corporate town of considerable business and population. The inhabi tants are, for the most part, Roman Catholics, who have greatly increased in number, property, and influence, since the commencement of the present century. It had been Previously to the year 1798 a nest of Orangemen, and was consequently during the Rebellion of that year, the scene of many of the disgraceful massacres which the Orange men of this county in particular had provoked and suffered for. , The Liberal party, however, both in the town and neighbourhood, have since that period waxed very strong and influential—to such a degree, that of themselves they eon support a public news-room, which is well supplied with " Irish P er i o di ca l s ," b u t h as no London Daily Newspaper. On my asking why they had not the earliest possible Lon don news, a gentleman with whom I had not previously Conversed, answered—" We have not yet had here, Sir, much of the benefits of Reform ; and therefore cannot afford ourselves as many as we could wish of the best possible instructors.' We pay a considerable rent for this room, while the Orange party have a news-room, free of expense, in th e Court-house. Had we no rent to pay, like them, we could take in more journals." I suggested that both news-rooms or clubs ought to be united ; or that the Court houee, at least, should be open to all parties. "So we think, was tile reply ; but while the sheriff and sub-sheriff of the county belonged to a certain party, there could be no chance of that. Now, however, that we have both, professing the name political principles as the majority of our townsmen, and the county generally, we expect something will be done." Adding, " Could you tell us, Sir, ought not the Court '? °use to be given to the majority of the people who built it, if 18 to he given at all, for such a purpose, to either Party:, I answered in the affirmative ; but could not sug gest how such an ejectment as the querist seemed to con template could be peaceably and legally executed. I have no doubt, however, that some of the Irish Liberal Journals that make extracts from The Sun may see this paragraph, and will point out the proper mode of redressing this unquestionable insult. The other circumstance mentioned is equally indicative of the state of party feeling and politics in this county. gentleman, well known here for his interference In all electioneering and grand jury matters, brought a n action for libel against the editor of the Independent, line of the Liberal journals published twice a week in Wex 'cull, and obtained 1201. damages at the last Assizes. These d amages are regarded by every one with whom I converse as excessive ; and many persons are surprised, that twelve men on their oaths could award any damages under the t r eumstances of the case, which were briefly these :—Mr. 41 ewlin, a gentleman of station and property in the county, rteplain e d o f th e impanelling of the Grand Jury at the ast Sprincr Assizes. The complaint was made to Judge j Anson, :'ho presided in the Criminal Court on that occa iiinn, and who is generally regarded as one of the soundest e ,°nnon l aw J u d ges i n I re land ; a nd if it had been entertained t he whole proceedings of the Grand Jury at that Assizes uangst have been nullified. How the business of the county 'night have been retarded by the success of Mr. Hewlin's 4 P.Plication, or what balance of inconvenience to the public NIA have resulted from the supposed mistake in impan lielling t h e Jury, I stop not to d i scuss ; suffice it to say, the if irarned Judge dismissed the application, and Mr. Green, e edito r o f th e I n d e p en d en t, commen t e d on th e wh o le tra nsaction, as of great interest to the readers of his Journal\. This commentary was the libel complained of. nether or not the Jury, which is said to have been a i: r Y one, estimated the injury to Mr. Hewlin too high at it does not become a public writer to declare ; but it Z x hls duty to state t h at t h e d amages are comp l a i ne d o f as ex cessive by the peopl e , an d they are accordingly, from one 'nu to the other of this hirge and enlightened county, sub 131e,111)hig to inde mn ify M r . Green, and protect and uphold 'e liberty and independence of the Press. ti ._The particulars of th e i nsu lt an d outr ag e co mmitted by .orangernen on the peaceable inhabitants here on the 1 7 t. 1 14 ef last mon th are so ' fully g i ve n i n a W ex f or d j ourna l ; e li 1 I hav e j us t rece i ve d, th a t I f or b ear sa yi ng more th an ti questing y ou to ca ll th e attent i on o f E ng li s h men to so i ulch th ereof as you may think proper to select from the lew s Paper alluded to, which I se nd y ou . Th e p eo pl e ex pect that G overnment w ill d o i ts d uty i n t hi s an d a ll ot h er m atters dem an di ng th e a t tent i on o f a Lib era l Adminis tration.t • THE VIOLIN AND ITS PROFESSORS, FROM THE --ARLIRT DATE TO THE PRESENT TIMES ; WITH HINTS TO i kMATE "S Dubourg, the author of this work, who 4 8 ,.! We are informed, grandson to the eminent violinist who led re orchestras in the days of Handel, is not only an amateur per -I:)!Tner himself, but is an enthusiastic worshipper of the genius of Is instrument and the powers of its expression. He therefore oe°4les essentially qualified for his beheadtask—aa very delightful 4 , 4 ' he has made of it. His boo': may for profit and ,;: tl sellient by the professor and the uninitiated, by the culti 31.—°r and amateur of sweet sounds, and by him who has no c ' r o music in his soul than a mallet. It is essentially a po- Pelar w ork.—Musical World. T u 4 s mall sport-seeking group of boys and girls, last T he sday, went ou t f rom C arnt y ne on .:t bee-bike adventure. e'enY had only pr ocee d e d a f ew h un d re d y ar d s f rom th e i r o ld erahle village, until they discovered in a dilapidated wall, allat they considered a deposit of the , honeyed spoils of bill ah . dale, and of course they rushed with intrepid bravery on attack elicious treasure ; the crumbling dyke yielded to their amid ; hut what was their astonishment when they found, s u _d, the honey-combs, a silver watch, chain, and gold seal. no," seramble for the prize ! Whether the bees made it or th E re mains to be decided. It has evidently been deposited 4_r e e fora elnsiderable time, .as the chain and key fell in " s in lifting 5t up by the hand.—Ayr Observer. e Copy from the August Number of the Metro- Pm();i:fin the . following literary announcements :—Memoir of li emans, w i t h O r i g i na l L etters , an d an exqu i s i te l y k .„ ll .:led Portrait —A New Novel from the pen of Captain Mar ,entitled Mr. Midshipman Easy—Prince Lucien Bona "in L te Memoirs, written by Himself—The Woods and Fields, "Deeond Series of the Old Men's Tales—Oliver Cromwell, h f :T i ledy by the Author of Eugene Aram—The Desultory do r .: .Y the Author of Richelieu, The Gipsy, &c,—Mr. Lan , 3 .n.dventures in the North of Europe—Sir Grenville Tem. 4puieres, llN);%tvh'efravels in Greece and Turkey—lnklings of Adven- Autho r of Pencillings.by the Way. rIQcPREs 0 . s CHINA.—The Press in China is free, quarinte.and wr i ter being held responsible. No license is el are e — no restri ct i ons are imposed—ha the Leu-lee de k_o that wh oever is guilty of editing wicked or corrupt u° atte k m , with th e view of misleading -the people, and whoever death by t o exc i te sedition, by letter or hand-bills, shall suffer by being b eheatled. , ..Quarterly -.Review. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY. AUGUST 8, 1836 DEERE V. GUEST. This was an application to set aside an order of the Vice-Chancellor, allowing a demurrer. The bill was filed to restrain the Dowlas Railway Company from using a road made across the plaintiff's farm in the vicinity of Mer thyr Tydvil. The demurrer was sustained by the Vice- Chancellor, on the ground that the heir of the mortgagee had not been made a party, and that the possessor of the farm had acquiesced in the formation of the road. The Loan CHANCELLOR was of opinion that the bill could not be sustained ; but gave the plaintiff liberty to amend. His Lordship rose at two o'clock. VICE-CHANCERY-SAT URDA Y. WOODYATT V. GREISLEY. When this motion was before the Court last Saturday, it will be recollected his Honour directed the injunction against Sir Roger Greisley to issue, restraining him from receiving the rents of the estates limited to Lady Greisley under a marriage settlement in 1796, and also her Lady ship's jointure. The object of the suit was to replace out of this part of Lady Grei,sley's property a sum of South Sea Stock of which Lady Greisley had fraudulently pro cured a transfer to herself. On the occasion of the injunc tion issuing, leave was given to Sir Roger Greisley to file an affidavit before Wednesday last, to show that he was igno rant of the breach of trust his mother had committed at the time that he advanced her a sum of 5,0001. to obtain her liberation from the King's Bench, and took in return the conveyance in question of her life interest under the set tlement of 1796. Sir CHARLES WETHERELL now read an affidavit, in Which Sir Roger Greisley swore that neither be nor his attorney, solicitor, or agent, to his belief, knew, or was in formed, or suspected, or had reason to believe, at the time his mother had executed to him the indenture of June, 1830, under which he now claimed, that she had obtained possession of the stock, although her life interest in it was not included in the indenture. The VICE - CHANCELLOR-It was only necessary to look at the statements he had made to see it was a matter of course the injunction should go. Mr. BIRD, for Lady Greisley, requested that there might be a qualification of the order, so as to afford Lady Greis ley the means of immediate subsistence. He proposed the receiver should per her .500/. a year out of the rents, and that her life should be insured as a security. His HONOUR had already made the order for a receiver, and it with regard to what should be cherished between grandmother and grandchildren any other allowance could be made the Court would willingly lend its sanction to any conciliatory arrangement made out of Court. INSOLVENT COURT-SATURDAY. Frederick Jaye:, an unopposed insolvent, applied to be discharged. He had been a stage-coach proprietor, and had been discharged under the Act about five years ago. Hi s present debts, notwithstanding his wife has 4001. a year, amounted to a large sum. He had lately visited Jersey for his amusement. He had no children. Mr. Commissioner LAW did not see what right a man had to take his pleasure at the expense of his creditors ; nor could he see that a person whose wife had 4001. a year had any right to take the benefit of the Act. This Was not a fit case for the discretionary clause, and therefore the Court sentenced him to four months' imprisonment. Joseph Edwards, late a clerk in the Pipe-office, was op posed by two creditors, named Black and Foxon. He had a pension of 1441. a-year from the Pipe-office, which had been lately abolished. His debts were upwards of 2,2001. He was opposed on the ground that he incurred his debts with out any reasonable prospect of being able to pay them. Mr. Commissioner LAW said that a man who had in curred such an amount of debts must experience' the incon venience of paying them by degrees. The Court recom mended to the Treasury that 30/. a-year be set aside for his creditors. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. EXTENSIVE PLUNDER.-- , -.lt is fresh in the recollection of our readers that a broker of the name of Thomas Harvey Forrester, obtained a number of tallow warrants from Messrs. Overend and Gurney, the bill-brokers of Lombard street, for which he paid with a draft on the Bank of England for 6,5731. 3s. 9d., which draft was dishonoured, and that the delinquent, having disposed of the warrants, escaped to the continent. A warrant was issued next day by the Lord Mayor, and put into the bands,of Daniel For rester, the officer, who, accompanied by a gentleman named Roussel, immediately went in pursuit of the offen der, and succeeded in apprehending him at Brest, and causing him to be there examined. The LORD MAYon. on Saturday mentioned that it would be satisfactory to know that he had had official information that the prisoner, who had by every means in his power endeavoured to elude pursuit, had been secured, that the property he bad fraudulently possessed himself of had been, the greater part of it, found upon him, and that he was im prisoned for having travelled with a false passport. Intelligence was received at the Mansion House in the course of the day that a merchant had obtained fraudulently several sums of money from money brokers. The tricks were played off by changing the dates of old bills of lading, and it is said that the delinquent has got hold of about 20,000/. by his skill. GUILDHALL. Mr. Edward Ford, a tavern keeper in Fleur-de-Lys court, attended before Mr. Alderman WHITE, to answer the complaint of Charles Maynard, Clerk to the Friendly Loan Society meeting at Exater Hall, for having failed to make certain instalments, amounting to 21. Os., in repay ment of a loan of 71. to Daniel Lockyer. Mr. Ford had joined the borrower in signing a promissory note to repay the money by weekly of 4eyen shillings. The borrower, after paying 1/. ins., was imprisoned for debt. The Society, therefore, looked to the surety for repay matt. Mr. Ford did not coniiicler hitnielf liable, as the borrower told him he would get Dr. Tweedale to si g n it also, which he had not done. The M ag i s t ra t e d ec id e d he was bound to pay the sum. D 0 W 7 S i'D EE 7'. A very respectable looking middle-aged woman, named:. Jane 41foore, was charged with attgmpting to commit suicide, first by taking laudanum, and afterwards by endea vouring to throw herself into the Thames from Waterloo bridge. The circumstances were very peculiar. Mr. Day, 1 a gentleman residing i n th e C ornwa ll- road, Lam b eth, was on Waterloo-bridge at half-past ten on Friday night, whero he saw the defendant mount the balustrade, and turn her legs over towards the water. She exclaimed, " God for give me," and was about to make a spring, when witness, who was close to her, seized. her, by the arms, and dragged her from her perilous situation. Police constable Mathews, 1 29 F, come tip and conveyed her .to the station-house, where he fOund upon her a bottle. which had contained laudanum, and a letter, explaining shortly, her reasons for determining to commit suicide; and bequeathing a ring which she had on her finger to a particular friend which she had named. She had stated in the letter that she was in despair, and must quit life. The cause of her despair, it appeared in evi dence, was the elope:ucnt of her daughter with a married man, and her refusal to leave him and return home. Mr. MlNsttur.t., after adinonishing Mrs. Moore, con signed her to the care of a respectable woman until further steps could be taken. HA TT ON- GA R DEiV. • M. .Toseplr Ashton, a Manchester merchant, was charged by Mr. G. Mayhew, the son of a livery -stable keeper of Gravesend, with being concerned with others, in stealing a mare. The magistrate being satisfied the parties had no dishonest intention, discharged them on paying expenses. William Rogers was charged with having a number of watches in his possession, which were supposed to have been stolen. In defence lie said that he got them at a coffee-shop in the neighbourhood of..l,Eatreetr.-Spite fields, from a personAvho was bringing wi:M"' es and jewel.:: ,leri there for sale, to the amount of several thousand pounds. Mr. LAING said it was very extraordinary- such a thing should occur at a coffee-shop. The prisoner was remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Baron De Kruzer brought Mr. John Newma n , b utc h er, • of Windmill-street, before Mr. D YER and Mr. CHAMBERS, for having assaulted him. The complainant was passing the defendant's shop with his wife, a few evenings ago, ,when, seeing a joint of meat which suited him, he went in, and the price being half-a-crown, be put down the money. The defendant took up the half-crown, and went to another part of the shop to serve another customer. About a quar ter of an hour elapsed before the defendant returned to where the complainant was, and when he did so, he threw down the half-crown, and declared it was a bad one. Com plainant said the piece of money was not that which he had given him in payment of the meat, and a warm altercation ensued, which concluded by the defendant striking com plainant a violent blow on the back of the head. 'the BENCH inflicted a fine of 31., and costs. Two gentlemen, one of whom gave the name of Morgan, and the other, after refusinc , for some time, said his name was Griffiths., and his residence in Lower Seymour-street, were charged with having assaulted the porter, and created a disturbance at a gaming -house, N 0.53, Albemarle-street. The MAGISTRATE would not consent .to liberate the de fendants until they had paid the usual fines for intoxication, and, in addition, satisfied all parties fbr the damage they had done. MARYLEBONE. Stanhope Arm.*trl a cabman, was placed at the bar charged with having stolen 101. in silver, the property of Mr. Thomas Kendrick, an extensive livery-stable keeper, at 2971, Oxford-street. Mr. Kendrick stated that, on 29th June last, lie presented a check at Messrs. Ransom and Co.'s, Pall-mall, for 101., and roteived the amount in silver, which he put into a canvass bag ; he then called the prisoner from the stand in the Haymarket, and on getting into the vehicle the prisoner said, " I know you, Mr. Kendrick, and will drive you safe home ;" he then pro ceeded on, and on reaching the stables he Mr. K.) got down, having previously laid the bag on the seat while he searched for money in his pocket to pay the fare, having done which he walked down the yard into the counting-house, leaving the bag behind ; he immediat e ly reco ll ec t e d t h at h e had done so, and ran up into the street, but found tit-at the prisoner had gallopped off as fast as he could down Woodstock-street ; he (Mr. K.) got into another cab, and pursued the pri soner, who, however got clear off tvith his booty; every in quiry had since been made for him, and on Friday last he was taken into custody, but no cash was recovered. Mr. Hoskins committed the prisoner to Newgate. IkI'AVAL IN TELLI4ENCE, 1 . (From the Hampshi re T e l egrap h.) P oRTs MOUTH, Auo. 6.—The Scylla, 18, Commander Robb, arrived on Monday from the Eastward, bringing round the complement of Royal Marines, from Woolwich, for the Inconstant, on board of which frigate they have since embarked. The Scylla sailed on the following day to join the squadron of Sir Charles Paget, and afterwards to pro ceed to the West Indies. The Sovereign transport arrived yesterday from Halifax, with a company of Artillery, and one of Sappers and Miners, with detachments from the different regiments in that quar ter. She left Halifax on the 15th July. The Bonetta, Lieut. Deschamps, sailed on .Sunday for the Cape. The Cleopatra, 26, was at Bahia on the 6th of June. The Harrier, IS, at Buenos Ayres on the 3d of May ; Beagle, surveying ship, at the Cape of Good Hope on the 31st of May. The Melville, 74, with the flag of Sir P. Halket, was at Halifax on the 12th of July—all well. The Victory was commissioned on Monday by Captain Searle, C. 8., in command of the ships in ordinary at this port. The following officers were also appointed to her : Commander Drury, Lieutenants Mottley, Lowcay, Wolley, and Jeayes ; .surgeon, Mr. Mayberry ; purser, Mr. J. D. Jones ; bhaplain, Rev. F. Ferns ; assistant-surgeon, Mr. Mason ; clerk, Mr. Turner. It is said that the Rear- Admiral Superintendant, Sir Frederick Maitland, K.C.8., will hoist his flag on board this ship. The Victory was taken into dock on Thursday to be fitted. The Buffalo, Captain Hindmarsb, for South Australia, finally got away from St. Helen's on Thursday morning. Three marriages amonc, the settl ers t oo k p l ace on b oard this ship before she put back b to St. Helen's on Saturday last. The Maria, Captain Miller, from Mazatlan, it Mexico, arrived in Cowes Roads eight days since, with half a mil lion of dollars, in bars, on board. She will be at Spithead to-morrow to discharge, and will then proceed to Liverpool. In Harbour—Britannia, Excellent, Royal George, Ma dagascar, Pique, Inconstant, and Beacon. At Spithead—Sovereign, transport: While the Comus, which has arrivicod at Plymouth, was lying off Tampico, she lost an officcsrand two of her crew, by the upsetting of a boat, in crossing - the bar. On the boat's going over, two of her crew clung to the bottom, but Mr. Charles Ross Price, mate (son of Mr. W. Price, surgeon of his Majesty's ship Excellent), and the other two of the, crew, named John Aishton and Henry Baker, were drowned. The two men who were saved were thirty-six hours in water, and drifted fifteen miles out-sight of land, when they were again driven ashore by a change in the wind to N.E. AProINTstENTs —Captain Tait and Commander R. Smart, to the-Dublin; and to take passage in the Imogene ; Lieut. H. Lyster, vice Bradshaw, and Dr.-James Ramage, assistant-surgeon to the Royal Adelaide ; Mr. Francis Bourehier, mate, to the Pique ; Liciits. Edward Buttersby and John Market, Mr. D. J. Simpson ; purser, and Thomas Gibson, surgeon ; Mr. Charles Gahan, -master ; Mr. C. T. S. Kevern, assistant-surgeon, Mr. John Lindesay, clerk, and Mr. Chetwynd, P. Wood, to the Soylla ; Mr. John Bor lase, mate, to Imogene ; Lieut. Thomas Graves to com mand the Beacon, surveying vessel ; Mr. A. Tower, mid shipman, Mr. H. N. Burroughs, col. vol. to Pique ; Mr. C. T. C. Maxfield, master's-assistant, Mr. H. B. Hankey, midshipman, to Inconstant ; Mr. Dudley Sinclair, midship man, to Hercules ; Mr. T. Allen, to be second master of Victory, and,to have charge of the Portsmouth yacht. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 4.—His Majesty's ship Comus, 18, Commander W. P. Hamilton, arrived on Saturday from the West Indies, and came into harbour on the 3d inst., to be paid off ; also arrived the Sheldrake packet, 4, Lieut. A. R. S. Passingham, and came into harbour to have her defects made good. His Majesty's ship Bellerophon, 80, Rear-Admiral Sir C. Paget, Captain Samuel Jackson ; Vanguard, 80, Hon. D. P. Bouverie ; Cornwallis, 74, Sir J. Rowley ; "Minden, 74, A. R. Sharpe, C. B. ; an d P em b roke, 74, Sir T. Fellowes, sailed on a cruise on Saturday. The Minden was obliged to bear up, and anchored, having sprung her main crosstrees, which have been replaced by new mos, and she sailed again on the 3d instant to rejoin the squad ron, which appeared off this port that day, and landed let ters. The Asia, 84, bad not joined the squadron, and it was presumed she had gone on for the Mediterranean, The Vanguard is still " no go," and notwithstanding, she put 40 tons of ballast on shore, and is getting lighter by consump tion of water and provisions, the Bellerophon still beats her and all the squadron ; not so much in light winds as when it blows fresh with a heady sea ; she then weathers on and forereaches the whole squadron, and " no mistake." The Pembroke answers well, and is well handled ; her sister ship the Hercules is the worst cf the party ; the twe %hip; are very frequently stowed.—Sailed the Stitling., freight ship, with detachments fulfil cliikent depot's to join the ser vice companies at peylon and the Mauritius. The Mala bar, 74, Capt. 11. ! W. Montagu, arrived on Sunday frcliii Lisbon and Cadiz. The marine who wrtpi wiigpcitti tQ death for wounding an Affippr pp boafd that ship, has had his sentence eainnuited to seven years' transportation. As the Malabar requires little doing to her, she Will ,joieSir Charl es P aget ' s squa d ron i n a few days. Th e Rus sell, 74, Captain Sir Wm. Henry Dillon, C.G. H,, came *nto harb our on T nes d ay, to opt A caw mainmast, and have I;er d e f ec t s ma d e goo d . Arrived the A lb an steamer, Lieutenant F. B. Tinling, from Falmouth ; she is found to be so i;ieMcient that she is ordered to Woolwich to be vaid off. The Galatea arrived on Wednesday from Portsmouth, under the charge of Mr. Walker (Master Attendant's Assistant), of this dock-yard, and a party of riggers ; she is to be fitted for a coal depot, and as soon as read; will proceed to the West Indies. The Scorpion, 10, Lieut. Robilliard, arrived to-day from Falmouth, and came into harbour to have her defects made good ; also, the Partridge, 10, Lieutenant Deschamps, from Portsmouth. The Savage, 10, which was lately paid off at this p o rt, i s or d ere d t o be brought forward for re-commis-,ie n . The Ordinary is now placed under martial law, and the San Josef, 112, was commissioned on the 3d inst., as a receiving ship, and the following officers from the Ordinary appointed to her, viz. : —Captain Richard Thomas, Commander John Robertson, Lieutenants Wm. Parker, Edward Knapman, James Derri 'man, and Charles Hall ; chaplain, W. R. Payne ; purser, Mr. John Elliott ; surgeon, Mr. J. E. Risk ; assistant surgeon, Thos. Bell. • (From the Devonport Telegraph.) SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON.—We are authorised to contradict the statement in the Hampshire Telegraph last week, that Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codtingtou is ap pointed to the naval command at Sheerness. We feel well assured that should the gallant Admiral accept any com _ mand that would render it necessary for him to vacate his scat for this borough, his constituents would not be the last to receive the intelligence. Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Paget sailed from this port, on Saturday last, with the Bellerophon, 80 ; VanguardBo ; Cornwallis, 74 ; Pembroke, 74 ; an d Mind . cia 740 n a cruise to the westward, the Hercules, 74, remaining to . the Sound, to wAitAltoreturo of Capt. M. E. F. Berkeley, from - tendon, wh en s h e w ill a l so j o i n t h e squadron. Soon after their departure, the Minden sprung her main cross trees, which compelled her to bear up, and return to the Sound : havi ng got new ones, the M i nden left again, on Wcdnesday, to join the squadron, which had appeared off the port, on that day, and communicated with the Ad miral .on shore. The object in collecting these fine ships together is two-fold, viz., to exercise our seamen in mancauvring large ships in battle arE-.,y, and to ascer tain their relative qualities as sea-boats, the Belle rophon, Vanguard, Pembroke, and Hercules, being new ships, built upon different principles. The trial, as yet, has been but partial, and no decisive judgment can, of course, be formed, until the squadron has encountered some rough and varied weather. Up to Wednesday last, there had been three days' trial, and the following is the result from our own correspondent, on whose integrity and impartiality we can rely :—After taking our departure from the Sound, in company with the Bellerophon (bearing the flag), Van guard, Cornwallis, Pembroke, and Minden, which latter was obliged to return, in consequence of some default ; signal was made to haul close to the wind, to try the qua lities of the different ships, the Vanguard s t .lowing the most weatherly position, Bellerophon next, Pembroke, although not being able to cope with them in that point, fore reached, keeping a station of about a quarter of a mile to leeward of the latter, and two miles of the former ; Corn wallis to leeward of all. At 3. 10. r.m., s'gual was made from the Admiral, to know the inclination of each ship, under single-reefed top-sails, top-gallant-sails, courses, and spanker, which was affirmed by the Vanguard, five 'and half degrees ; Pembroke, eight derf, ces ; Corn wallis, eleven degrees ; Bellerophon, wren and half degrees. Cornwallis is, a t p resent, ten miles astern, although th e head most ship. Four o'clock, Bellerophon N.E. two miles on the weather quarter, going 7f kritita Vanguard N.E. four miles on weather quarter i Pembroke going S.W. seven knots ; Cornwallis E. b. N. ten miles, going six knots. I could not ascertain at what rate the Vanguard was going, as she was to windward. At six p.m., being to leeward of flag, and Vanguard about four miles a-head, :signal was made to tack. On tacking in the line of station, Bellerophon bore W. b. N. five miles ; Vanguard, N.N.W. three miles : Cornwallis dead to leeward, S.S.E. five or six roles ; 7.30 signal was made to form an order of sailing in two columns, which put an end to our experimentalizing for the night, O n the morning of the 31st, about 8 a.m., a signal was made to form a divisional line abreast, three miles distant, steering E., wind N.N.W., when Pembroke was the headmost ship ; Bellerophon and Vanguard keep ing their station ; Cornwallis very much astern. About 3, signal was-made to keep wind, and Bellerophon and Van guard bad the decided advantage of the squadron ; although the Vanguard was the most weatherly ship on the first in stance—she has not proved so on the second trial. Corn. wallis should go into dock, and get a better pair otleels, you rimy compare her to a stage waggon racing against a stage coach. Since the latter day there has been no further trial, with the exception of exercising, shifting sails, &c. His Majesty's ship Russell, 74, Captain Sir W. H. Dil lon, K.C.8., came into harbour on Tuesday, to get a new mainmast and capstan. His Majesty's ship Galatea, 42, arrived from Portsmouth on Wednesday, in charge of Mr. Walker (master-attendant's 'assistant at this yard), and a party of riggers. She is to complete her equipment as a coal depot for the West Indies, and when ready will pro ceed to Jamaica. The Malabar, 74, Capt. Sir W. A. Montagu, K.C.H., arrived here on Sunday, from Lisbon and Cadiz. We hear that the sentence of the corporal of marines on board her, who had been condemned to death by a court-martial for stabbing an officer, has been commit ted to 14 years' transportation. The Tortoise lighter arrived on Saturday, from Liver pool and Pembroke, with the party who navigated the Arethusa from this port. The Rochester lighter sailed on Saturday for Pembroke and Sheerness. The Hermes steamer, Lieut. Blount, sailed on Monday for Falmouth. The Stirling freight ship sailed on Sunday last, with a detach ment of the 29th regt., for the Mauritius. The Harnoaze lighter arrived on Wednesday from Portsmouth, with the jury gear of the Dido on board. The Childers arrived at Tarragona sth July, and relieved the Clio. The Clio was off Gibraltar on the I.sth July, from which place she was to take the mail to Barcelona, and most probably would be stationed there for some time. The Sheldrake packet arrived on Saturday, and came into harbour to have her defects made good. The Savage brig, 10, lately paid off at this port, is ordered to be brought forward for re• commissioning. The Ordinary at this port was placed in commission, under the new regulations, on Monday last, when the fol lowing officers were appointed to the San Josef, 120 : Captain R. Thomas ; Corn. Robertson ; Lieutenants Paul Lawrence, A. Parker, J. Derriman, and Knapinan ; Mr. Elliot, Purser ; Mr. Risk, Surgeon ; Mr. Bell, Assistant- Surgeon ; and the Rev. Mr. Payne, Chaplain. The Magnet and Hope packets, lately commissioned at this port; arc to be rigged as brigs, and not, as heretofore, with a jigger mixen-mast. H. M:s. Endymion, 50, Capt. Sir Samuel Roberts, C. 8., had arrived at Vigo on the 29th June, having re turned from a cruise in search of some Sardinian vessels reported to be on the coast with a number of Miguelites on board, with the intention of landing and revolutionizing that part of the country, but no such vessels were seen or heard of. The Alban steamer, Lieut.-Com. E. Burnaby Tinling, which left this port on Wednesday se'nnight for the West Indies, returned here on Thursday last, in consequence of a defect in one of her boilers, having encountered a severe gale about 30 miles to the southward of the Lizard. She proceeded yesterday for Woolwich to be repaired. The Bonetta, 10, Lieut. Deschamps, proceeded for the coast of Africa on Tuesday. She will land 20,000/. in specie at the Cape of Good Hope, and then proceed to cruize on the slave coast. On Friday last the Bonetta lost two 'of her men, by the upsetting of a boat when going into Ports mouth from Spithead. Mr. Paul, the master, and two other men, were fortunately saved. ALTERATION IN THE MAILS.--The proposed alteration in the time of the starting and arriving of the mails from this town will take place on the 21st instant. A new coach will be put on the road between this town and Launceston to convey the mail instead of the present mode of con- 1 veyanee. We are happy to learn, from an officer of high rank and considerable experience, recently arrived from the Medi terranean, that the reports in circulation relative to the efficiency of the ships on that station are wholly unfounded ; and he further states, that he never saw a squadron among which moro emulation existed ; and feels satisfied, should any opportunity be afforded them, that their conduct will be the best refutation of the base slanders so unworthily spread. The squadron of Sir Josias Rowley was at Zante on the Ist ult. Th e R o d ney was at Barcelona, an d wee to proceed to Malta on the 4th. The Favourite s a il e d on tho atm ult. fro m C onstant i no ple for Tripoli. ROYAL M a Wo pe rceive it stated i n a L ondon Journal, that the present Colonel Commandants of the Royal Marines are about to be retired, and that in future tho divisioni are to be commanded by Lieutenant-Colonels. We cannot believe that the present Government would act so unjustly towards the officers of this gallant corps as to deprive them of a rank which is consistent with the corps. Is it possible to suppose that the Admiralty would limit th highest rank to which an officer could arrive in the Marines, to that of a Lientenant , enlonel, whilst all our other military branches are left iv, possession of their long and justly ac quirQd vi , lcaeges ? That sonic arrangements are about to be made we can easily imagine, as the senior officers of the Royal Marines have served upwards of fifty years, but if economy is to he mutated, we know no reason why the Marino' glAnnlil he aoloeted, as the force to which it is to be exO'isivoiY applied. Are the long and tried services of this valuable arm of our national defence to be forgotten, be cause there is at present but little field for the employment of thei r energ i es? We trust there is no ground for the re port in question, and we dismiss the subject in the assurance that a wise and liberal Government will never sanction any measure so invidious and unjust, which, for a paltry saving, would paralyze that spirit of emulation so necessary to the preservation of discipline in our military establishments, by shutting out to officers the prospect of attaining the summit of their profession, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNA S. We learn from:a Sunday Contemporary, as well as from rumours in several other quarters, that it is the inten tion of the Lords to reject the registration clause of the Newspaper Stamp Duty Bill. It must be hornet in mind that this clause-did not form a portion of the original Bill introduced by the Chancellor of clic E x . chequer, but was proposed by Mr, Charles Buller, and adopted without a division or even a word of opposition from the Tories, until the bringin up of the Report, When Mr. Walter divided the House upon the. peg;. • stration clause, which was carried by a major:4 of 58 against 15 ; in which m a j or ity, f rom the 'Held .7 - ' :-_, objec tionable nature of the clause, we werr., sorry to perceive Whigs. hod 'Tories.Bat the the names of Radi ca l s , hostility of the Lords is not in reality directed against the clause, bat ago.',ont the whole Bill, which they hope to svr am p by the proposed' mutilation, and at tbt same time gain credit with the , country, or, at l east , w i t h t h e too confidin ir It'• portion of it, for liberality of intention of rescind- ing a clause which must if passed, be attended - with ----, • much inconvenience to the proprietors„of the Press. The expectation of the Lords - is founded on the sup poil.4o n that the Bill- being a Money Bill, the Com iiiOns will not admit of any alterations, but rather re ject it altogether ; and though the clause has no refe rence AVilatCrer to the qiiestiOn of revenue, the privilege of th e C ommons in this respect is one which ought elpoiitaf. iilss.eati tenaciously eillrli i isrlievil a agry i ß l ea, h siii es d e Ni d yv i t t ht o iol ; ruot l i :u gt t ihl e s i t to i sl obnoxious ü b soe y xvieo t r l ua t the c t o la introductiontil)see clause, most- all:i ifo of necessary, the a n t o n t s h , e d s e a fe m a e t stages, titne p res the e r I N . the evil intentions of the - Lords, and save those who have embarlaed or are about to embark property in Newsn,apers on the faith of the proposed change, from the loss which the delay or the defeat of the measure must inflict upon them. The Bill is one which must not be lost by lordly chicanery. There is little doubt the revenue would be increased by the Bill. Already have not only the proprietors of the un stamped press announced their intentio n of conform ing to the law as soon as the reduction takes place, which is the most effectual means of preventing the contraband trade, and of protecting the fair trader, but the stamped press has in vatibus ways incurred enormous expenses, in order to meet the proposed change of circurnstances. Are both to be floored be cause Mr. Charles 13n!ier, has, in a House consisting of less than 80. Members, proposed a clause objection able to all Parties ? In an o th er point of view the r e . duction ;:s of still more importance than in the financial. 11 )'e greater the diffusion of political knowledge, the more speedy must be the reformation of abuses, and the establishment of popular rights—and this it is which excites the apprehension and the hostility of the Lords to the reduction of the stamp duty. But we can scarcely believe they will be so infatuated as to reject a Bill which had apparently the general support and appro bation of the Tories in the. House of Commons, and which promises, in every point of view, so many ad vantages to ' the country. One thing, -however, is certain, that th e p ass i ng o f .t h e Bill- must bring a greater accession of strength to the Administration than any Act since its appointment to office ; and, there fore, we have the fullest confidence, that no effort will ba wanting on the part of the Government to foil the machinations of those who seek to keep the people in ignorance and degradation, and thereby perpetuate the unhallowed dominion which they have usurped over the destinies of the country. To the Ministry, after all, will-be attributable the failure of the Bill, if fail it, should e -and ' what will be the feelings entertained towards them by the country in such contingency, after all their promises. and professions, we shall not here attempt to pourtray, but rather leave to themselves to imagine. —Morning Advertiser. . • We call the attention of Liberal Members to the consideration of the Lords' amendments upon the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill. The only one of any importance is the introduction of a clause continuing the charitable trusts in the hands of the old Corporations. This the Commons have once rejected. The Lords have insisted, and it will now be for the Representatives of the people interested in the good administration of these funds to say whether they will be content to leave them in such hands, or to reject the Bill altogether, whereby some temporary inconvenience may occur in two or three boroughs, such as Ipswich and Sunderland. To these, howevee, a remedy is still open, by a short Bill to remedy their particular evils. The Lords have rejected without consideration the Charitable Trustees Bill, and the apostate Journal has found an excuse for them in the lateness of the introduction of the measure on the 7th of June. What the writer of the long winded leader in that paper may say would signify little, were it not that Lord Lyndhurst had used the same argument in almost the same words ; and if the Lords, who are never occupied with any busi ness.before Whitsuntide, object to Bills brought in after that period, it may be useful to examin e if t h e objection is univ ersa l, cr on ly used when suitable. This Bill was introduced on the 7th June, as the Times says, by an insignificant mover ; but we find e, the names of Lord John Russell and the Attorney- General to the Bill ; and in the absence of the former we hear that Sir Robert Peel refused to discuss it. Owing to this, however, we are told the Bill was smuggled through. Now the Bill was in the House of Commons from the 7th of June to the 30th July ; the second reading fixed for the 13th ; read on the 17th ; Committee fixed for the 22d ; deferred till 24th, 27th, 28th ; committed July Ist ; report . considered, after various postponements, 19th July ; House divided—ayes, 33, noes, SS ; re-committed 26th, after several divisions ; reported 28th, after five divisions ; • and read a third time 29th, with a division. But how have other measures fared ? We find the Established Church Bill read a second time on the very same day as the Cha ritable Trustees Bill, and yet to this their. Lord ships had no objection owing to its late introducti on . We find also last year the Corporation Bill introduced on the sth June. has the County Elections Poll the Bill,S Stamp n i p Duties ll Bi i l l l ti l e )seenßill, rejected the Registrationoil of Voters Are ? Greek Loan Bill, and all others to be rejected, be cause it does not please my Lords to attend to busi ness before June or after August ? Why arc the Com mons not to act upon this principle, and not allow the Lords to amend their Bill so late in the session ? We invite Members this evening to give the House of Lords a Roland for their Oliver, and let the Noble Baron find that he is not to be the only legislator. What-could be more senseless than, having driven the Corruptionists out of the old Corporations, to suffer them still to rest on the charitable funds, the abuse of which -was one of the grievances most loudly com plained of under the old system ?—Morning Chronicle. It is, we believe, Lord Byron who states that no thing pains a wise man more than •laughter from a fool. Far be it from us to assume any distinctive character as to wisdom ; still less could we wish to impute folly to so great a man as Lord Palmerston. But frivolity, and that of the most intolerable kind may with justice be charged against the Noble Lord by any one who reads his speech on Mr. Maclean's motion with refe rence to the affairs of Spain. To us who have not the enjoyment of that cheerfulness which enables an Englishman to laugh at the disgrace -of his country, it appears that few subjects could more imperatively call for grave and statesmanlike consideration than that submitted to the House on Friday last by Mr. iMaclean. The Hon. Gentleman showed that the in fluence of the British flag had been prostituted for the sorriest of party purposes, and that France, in contra vention of that farcical co-operation which • Lord Pal merston looks upon as the master-stroke of foreign pr.)- licy, was subservient to the supply of Don Carlos with provisions and military stores of all kinds. And how did Lord Palmerston meet this important public question ? • By the silly dandyism of a dull attempt at merriment, which, however it may have provoked 'great laughter' from those who are bound to laugh at the jocular efforts of a Secretary of State, will, we apprehend, excite nothing but disgust in the popular mind. Is it possible that e Lord Palmerston can be so self-deluded as to suppose' that his miserable foolery about " quiet and steady, and; ready to rise," can cause anything but contempt pig_ any man wh o rea d s i t ? A n d w h en his Lordship la's*. ing from his feeble facetiousness to a tone of more b*,1.., '.. , ._ ~ , ness like pretension, cond escen d s to t h e eons i "t e -• ' -,- - ...eee. . .. . - ~,eae.,-,,.„.-7 e. • ilaee- - - d I if 11•. - •